NCUA Media Release

Fraud Alert

 

 

 

August 25, 2009, Alexandria, Va. – The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is alerting all federally insured credit unions about a fraudulent Letter to Credit Unions.

A federally insured credit union has reported receiving a bogus Letter to Credit Unions, accompanied by two compact discs (CDs). The subject of the fraudulent letter itself is a purported NCUA FRAUD Alert. The letter advises credit unions to review training material (contained on the CDs). DOING SO COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLE SECURITY BREACH TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR HAVE OTHER ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES.

Should you receive this package or a similar package DO NOT run the CDs. You should contact your NCUA Regional Office or the NCUA Fraud Hotline at 1-800-827-9650. To view the fraudulent letter please click here

The National Credit Union Administration charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the accounts of nearly 90 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the majority of state-chartered credit unions. NCUA is funded by credit unions, not federal tax dollars.

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